Care & Support Worker

Metropolitan Thames Valley; Sheffield; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 30,000; Part time

Job summary

An established industry player is looking for dedicated Care & Support Workers for their Floating Support service in Sheffield. This role offers a unique opportunity to make a real difference in the lives of individuals with mental health challenges, helping them maintain independence while developing essential life skills. You will be part of a compassionate team, providing support and guidance to empower customers to achieve their aspirations. The company values flexibility and teamwork, and offers comprehensive training to ensure you thrive in your role. If you're passionate about making a positive impact in the community, this could be the perfect opportunity for you.

Benefits

28 days annual leave plus 8 bank holidays

Volunteering days

Enhanced pension contributions

Life assurance cover

Cycle2work scheme

Health cash plan

Career progression opportunities

Employee Assistance Programme

Qualifications

• No prior experience in mental health is necessary; training will be provided.
• Must demonstrate a passion for helping vulnerable adults.

Responsibilities

• Provide support to adults with complex mental health difficulties.
• Conduct regular key working sessions with assigned customers.

Skills

Mental Health Awareness

Interpersonal Skills

Flexibility

Compassion

Teamwork

Driving License

Education

No specific educational qualifications required

Tools

Training Programs

Job description

Care & Support worker – Floating Support

Sheffield

22.5 hours

We are recruiting Support Workers for our Floating Support service in Sheffield. The service supports people with mental health conditions to continue to live independently in the community, supporting them to learn/build upon their skills and pursue their life aspirations.

You do not need to have previous experience of working in the field of mental health. We are looking for people with the right values, and an aspiration to help others improve their lives. If you are seeking an opportunity to start or progress a career in Care and Support and are people-oriented, get in touch. A comprehensive package of training will be provided.

You will be providing support to adults with complex mental health difficulties. You will be key to their wellbeing, working with them to ensure they can manage their mental health along with developing/regaining the skills needed to maintain a tenancy, day-to-day living, and engaging with the community. You will be assigned customers, with whom you will have regular key working sessions.

You will need to be prepared to be flexible, and some weekends and evening work will be required. You will not be expected to cover night shifts, except in an emergency. This role is based in one of our Supported Living services in Sheffield.

This is an ideal opportunity for someone who has an interest in mental health and is looking to start a career in adult social care. The key is the ability to demonstrate a passion to deliver excellent service to vulnerable adults in a dignified manner. You will need to be able to work independently as well as within a team, and have the confidence to interact with customers with patience and compassion. It is essential to have a clean driving licence and access to a vehicle. To meet our commitment to providing safe, high-quality services to our customers, we will complete an enhanced background check with the Disclosure and Barring Service, which will include a check of the Adult Barred list, once an offer of employment is made.

Please note: we do not currently offer visa sponsorship.

What’s in it for you?

Our benefits include:

• 28 days annual leave plus 8 bank holidays (pro rata for part-time) per year
• 2 volunteering days per year for things like helping out in local communities
• An additional ‘Beliefs day’ once a year to have an extra day off
• Supported family-friendly approach with extended parental leave
• Enhanced pension with matched contributions of up to 9%
• Option to buy or sell up to 5 days annual leave per year
• Life assurance cover 3 x your salary
• Cycle2work scheme
• Hybrid Working - Dependent on job role and department
• Health cash plan scheme for your everyday healthcare needs which you can add family members to
• Tenancy deposit – interest-free loan to help with rental deposits and season ticket loan
• Access to extensive learning and training opportunities with the Wisebox platform
• Colleague virtual social platform with our workplace pages where you can keep up to date with the organisational activity and link in with colleagues
• Career progression across the organisation with our mentoring/coaching programmes, apprenticeships and career planning support
• Employee Assistance Programme - We are committed to the wellbeing of our colleagues and support this as an organisation

About us

We are committed to developing and implementing or maintaining sustainability initiatives to reduce environmental impact and promote sustainable practices within MTVH.

Learn more about our benefits and organisation by viewing our attached document.

Our promise

Here at Metropolitan Thames Valley Housing (MTVH), we want to capture the value that difference brings and are committed to promoting equality, diversity and inclusion. We work collaboratively ‘Serving people better every day’ to educate, support and develop all of our diverse employees and the communities that we serve. We are also part of the disability confident employer scheme.

We want every employee and every customer to feel comfortable enough to be their true self and are working tirelessly in the background to create an environment that encourages our employees to challenge non-inclusive behaviours and to be mindful of their own and others' wellbeing.

We provide a platform of Network groups for employees to share views, tell us what we’re doing well and recommend improvements. We want to create a real sense of community and a workforce who feel that their opinions are valued. Our Network groups are:

• Gender
• Ethnicity
• LGBTQ+
• Disability

Our core values of Dare, Care and Collaborate demonstrate that we are a people-focused business, solving social issues by working together!

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if a suitable candidate is found, so we do encourage you to complete the application as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.